Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Georgia Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 2,048 44,208 35,838 8,370 38,862 32,540 6,322 December 676 43,785 36,022 7,763 40,877 33,790 7,087 1993 March 2,350 44,481 35,728 8,753 40,965 34,562 6,403 June 596 46,194 38,374 7,820 40,964 33,740 7,224 September 2,472 48,102 39,543 8,559 40,887 34,800 6,087 December 741 47,080 39,247 7,833 43,098 36,006 7,092 1994 March 1,103 46,188 38,127 8,061 43,406 36,448 6,958 June -361 48,314 40,514 7,800 43,047 34,886 8,161 September 2,392 49,866 40,986 8,880 42,096 35,608 6,488 December 1,634 49,466 40,799 8,667 45,025 37,992 7,033 1995 March 1,059 50,072 41,397 8,675 45,017 37,401 7,616 June 518 49,765 40,803 8,962 46,193 37,749 8,444 September 1,159 49,637 41,379 8,258 44,310 37,211 7,099 December 1,414 50,447 41,213 9,234 46,947 39,127 7,820 1996 March 1,808 51,256 41,423 9,833 46,825 38,800 8,025 June 1,336 52,215 42,301 9,914 48,150 39,572 8,578 September 28 50,108 41,466 8,642 49,066 40,452 8,614 December 1,277 52,377 42,604 9,773 48,716 40,220 8,496 1997 March 978 52,632 42,771 9,861 48,611 39,728 8,883 June 934 50,879 40,957 9,922 50,116 41,128 8,988 September -1,332 53,573 44,119 9,454 50,468 39,682 10,786 December 3,492 56,217 43,266 12,951 49,941 40,482 9,459 1998 March -154 54,089 42,825 11,264 52,230 40,812 11,418 June 1,659 55,476 43,327 12,149 51,596 41,106 10,490 September 477 55,374 44,401 10,973 52,267 41,771 10,496 December 1,976 56,475 44,522 11,953 50,808 40,831 9,977 1999 March 1,565 56,001 44,226 11,775 51,369 41,159 10,210 June 2,027 55,869 44,121 11,748 51,346 41,625 9,721 September -114 55,338 43,843 11,495 53,791 42,182 11,609 December 531 56,780 45,188 11,592 52,453 41,392 11,061 2000 March 1,751 56,972 44,890 12,082 52,605 42,274 10,331 June 1,480 56,627 44,336 12,291 54,106 43,295 10,811 September 1,964 56,487 43,825 12,662 54,247 43,549 10,698 December 1,248 55,830 44,150 11,680 53,896 43,464 10,432 2001 March -2,195 53,809 43,519 10,290 54,886 42,401 12,485 June 1,222 52,771 41,794 10,977 54,780 45,025 9,755 September 932 53,618 41,173 12,445 56,394 44,881 11,513 December -1,194 52,504 40,379 12,125 58,652 45,333 13,319 2002 March 1,070 52,881 41,812 11,069 52,930 42,931 9,999 June 1,002 52,662 41,793 10,869 53,557 43,690 9,867 September 599 52,938 41,485 11,453 54,363 43,509 10,854 December -316 52,231 41,400 10,831 54,267 43,120 11,147 2003 March 385 52,995 41,777 11,218 54,656 43,823 10,833 June -2,579 51,939 41,566 10,373 55,844 42,892 12,952 September 2,274 54,352 43,541 10,811 50,903 42,366 8,537 December 1,045 52,075 42,396 9,679 50,529 41,895 8,634 2004 March 766 55,117 43,416 11,701 53,962 43,027 10,935 June -1,096 55,932 43,653 12,279 55,259 41,884 13,375 September -4,200 54,606 42,360 12,246 58,589 42,143 16,446 December 5,198 61,534 44,888 16,646 52,549 41,101 11,448 2005 March -554 57,037 43,343 13,694 57,044 42,796 14,248 June 2,778 59,345 44,571 14,774 54,752 42,756 11,996 September 1,020 59,626 45,272 14,354 56,236 42,902 13,334 December 934 59,510 45,423 14,087 56,415 43,262 13,153 2006 March -551 60,689 46,607 14,082 56,612 41,979 14,633 June 2,439 60,871 45,503 15,368 57,172 44,243 12,929 September -1,423 60,112 44,879 15,233 61,155 44,499 16,656 December 1,349 63,208 45,591 17,617 60,095 43,827 16,268 2007 March 1,297 62,712 46,346 16,366 59,298 44,229 15,069 June -1,852 59,201 44,551 14,650 62,667 46,165 16,502 September 4,174 61,811 44,304 17,507 60,088 46,755 13,333 December -639 60,831 45,117 15,714 62,846 46,493 16,353 2008 March 651 59,466 43,488 15,978 61,999 46,672 15,327 June -1,583 55,495 41,566 13,929 64,470 48,958 15,512 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.